WHY not spark your children’s imagination as part of this year’s Spark Children’s Arts Festival, which starts next week?

WHY not spark your childrens imagination as part of this years Spark Childrens Arts Festival, which starts next week?

The county-wide event, running from Monday, May 25-June 7, will see shows at Loughborough Town Hall and Woodhouse Eaves Village Hall.

Clowning about at the Town Hall will be Fraser Hooper, who visits Loughborough on May 28.

As well as performing his Funny Business show at 2pm, the clown will be leading a Clown Workshop at 3.30pm.

On May 25 the venue also hosts the classic childrens tale The Railway Children.

And on May 31, the Clyebuilt Puppet Theatre will perform their A Stitch In Time show in Woodhouse Eaves.

Spark spokeswoman Francesca Wright said: "This years festival is a 14-day feast of circus, theatre, dance, music, puppetry and sculpture in 40 settings around Leicester and throughout Leicestershire and Rutland.

"We are proud to offer some of the best UK companies and artists producing work for children."